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  • Kanye West Says Slavery Was a Choice, Gets Shut Down by TMZ Staffer

    During an appearance on TMZ Live Tuesday morning, Kanye West made the bold and misguided proclamation that the 400 years black Americans spent being enslaved were a choice—much to the ire of one TMZ staffer. Kanye made the appearance with Candace Owens, and the pair explained their definition of “free thought” and how coming from…

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  • Can You Blame Him? 

    A black attorney in Arizona had a package mistakenly delivered to his home by UPS last week. Although the package is addressed to someone who lives just on the next block, he is waiting for UPS to come get the package and take it to the right house instead of taking it to his neighbor…

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  • Congressional Black Caucus to Host Twitter Town Hall on Community Policing and Police Accountability

    On Tuesday, May 8, the Congressional Black Caucus will be hosting a Twitter town hall focused on community policing and police accountability, during which members will be responding to questions and comments from constituents, celebrities, activists and advocates alike. In the wake of the recent police shootings of Diante Yarber, Saheed Vassell and Stephon Clark—shooting…

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  • The 48-Hour 1st Date: A Twitter Fly-Out Story That Doesn’t End in Tragedy

    Editor’s note: This is part 2 of a continuing series. Get caught up by reading part 1. Normally, a round-trip airline ticket between Los Angeles and Las Vegas would cost about $100, at most, if booked far enough in advance. Because he didn’t book our trip until one week before we were scheduled to leave,…

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  • #MeToo: Ann Curry Reported Matt Lauer for Sexual Harassment in 2012

    Former Today co-host Ann Curry reported Matt Lauer for sexual harassment in 2012 on behalf of a female NBC staffer who was afraid for her job and asked Curry to help her. Curry told the Washington Post: “A woman approached me and asked me tearfully if I could help her. She was afraid of losing…

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  • House ‘Intelligence’ Committee Clears Trump, Associates of Wrongdoing in 2016 Election

    Republicans on the House Intelligence Committee released a redacted version of the final report on their yearlong investigation into Russian meddling in the 2016 U.S. presidential election. Don’t worry; I read it for you. The report concludes that neither the president nor his known associates “colluded, coordinated, or conspired with the Russian government.” This, ladies…

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  • Bill Cosby’s Honorary Degree Is Rescinded by Temple University 

    Temple University announced Friday that in light of Bill Cosby’s conviction on sexual assault charges, the institution would be rescinding the honorary degree it bestowed upon him in 1991. A brief statement on the university’s website said: In 1991, based on his career achievements, Temple awarded an honorary degree to William Cosby. Yesterday, Dr. Cosby…

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  • Federal Agents Seized 16 Old Cellphones in the Michael Cohen Raids. Everybody’s Going to Jail

    You know how I know Michael Cohen is either a professional fixer or one of the drug dealers from The Wire? Because when federal agents raided his office, hotel room and apartment earlier this month, they seized as many as 16 phones and other devices. You read that correctly. There were 16 phones. Either Cohen…

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  • Cardi B’s Ex-Manager Sues Her for Allegedly Giving Him the Shaft

    Behind every great woman is a man waiting to take credit for her success, and our new fave, Cardi B, is no exception. TMZ reports that Cardi’s former manager has filed a $10 million lawsuit against her, claiming that he is responsible for her meteoric rise from Instagram personality to the trap Selena, and that…

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  • #Flint: On This Day 4 Years Ago, the Water Crisis Started. The Water Is Still Not Safe

    One thousand, four hundred and sixty-two days. The people of Flint, Mich., have been without clean water in their pipes for 1,462 days. The Flint water crisis began on April 25, 2014. When city business was being overseen by a state emergency manager, the decision was made to switch the city’s water source from the…

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